"The Ultimate Collection (Gladys Knight and The Pips album) The Ultimate Collection is a compact disc by Gladys Knight and The Pips, released on Motown Records, catalogue MOTD 0826, in October 1997. It is a collection of singles comprising many of the group's greatest hits, with liner notes written by Ruth Adkins Robinson. The disc contains every Top 40 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and twelve top ten Rhythm and Blues singles chart hits enjoyed by Gladys Knight and the Pips that were released on the Motown associate label Soul Records imprint. One track was never released as a"
"The Pied Pipers The Pied Pipers is an American popular singing group originally formed in the late 1930s. They had several chart hits through the 1940s, both under their own name and in association with Tommy Dorsey and with Frank Sinatra. Originally they consisted of eight members who had belonged to three separate groups: Jo Stafford from The Stafford Sisters, and seven male singers: John Huddleston, Hal Hopper, Chuck Lowry, Bud Hervey, George Tait, Woody Newbury, and Dick Whittinghill, who had belonged to two groups named The Four Esquires and The Three Rhythm Kings, all of whom were contributing to"
"William and Eleanor Guest began performing together during Bubba's tenth birthday party after a record player malfunctioned. Shortly afterwards, the quintet agreed to form a group under the insistence of Gladys' mother Elizabeth Knight. They settled on the name ""The Pips"", inspired by the nickname of their cousin James ""Pip"" Woods. By 1955, the group began performing at the talent show circuit at their hometown of Atlanta, winning each talent show they performed on. This success allowed them a record contract with Brunswick Records in 1957. The group released two recordings that failed to chart. Despite this, the group was"
"Artie Ripp Arthur Marcus ""Artie"" Ripp (born 1940) is an American music industry executive and entrepreneur and a record producer. Ripp began his career as a singer, initially informally harmonizing rock and roll songs with friends from high school. In 1957, Ripp formed an official singing group with neighborhood friends; the group was signed by ABC-Paramount Records as backup singers for ABC solo artists. The singers sang backup for Paul Anka on his 1957 hit ""Diana"" and broke up shortly thereafter. Ripp rejoined with some of his informal singing partners (Mario ""Skippy"" Scarpa, Stu Silverman, and Joe Tedesco) to form"
"Pip (musician) Pip (born ""Phillip Andrew Arnold"" on April 26, 1992 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American funk-pop artist who participated in season 2 of ""The Voice"" as part of Team Adam Levine. During his childhood, Pip was interested in music, reading, lacrosse, and Boy Scouts of America, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in 2009. Pip's musical aspirations were fostered by his older sister who holds a degree in musical theater. Growing up in a large musical family Pip learned to play various instruments, mainly piano, sang lead in local shows, and performed/entertained in the Marietta area. During four"
"Pips, Chips & Videoclips Pips, Chips & Videoclips are a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. They formed in the early 1990s and have released seven studio albums and a number of singles. The band first came to prominence in 1992 when they recorded ""Dinamo ja volim"", a rock song which instantly became an unofficial anthem of GNK Dinamo Zagreb football club supporters Bad Blue Boys. On December 6th, 2014, they sold out sporting hall Dom Sportova in Zagreb and played one of the biggest concert of their career. In 1992, Dubravko Ivaniš and Alen Kraljić met and formed the band."
"The Pipettes The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by Robert ""Monster Bobby"" Barry. The group has released two albums, ""We Are the Pipettes"", and ""Earth vs. The Pipettes"" and released numerous singles to support it; the most successful being ""Pull Shapes"" which peaked at No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart. The group was originally composed of Julia Clarke-Lowes, Rose Elinor Dougall and Rebecca Stephens. However, at the time of their debut album Clarke-Lowes had been replaced by Gwenno Saunders. In 2008, Dougall and Stephens also left the group. By 2010, the"
"for the blind auditions of NBCUniversal TV reality show ""The Voice"". Pip first appeared in episode 3 of season 2, performing the classic ""The House of the Rising Sun"" most famously covered by The Animals. The Voice (U.S.) celebrity judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera all turned around for Pip, but he eventually picked Adam Levine, the lead singer of the pop/rock band Maroon 5. Pip competed for ""Team Adam"" on season 2 of ""The Voice"", retaining his status on the team by winning the ""Battle Rounds"" against Nathan Parrett, singing Amy Winehouse's ""You Know"
"at the age of seven in 1952. That same year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips (named after another cousin, James ""Pip"" Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George. In 1961 the group recorded ""Every Beat of My Heart"" on the tiny Atlanta Huntom label, which was picked up by Vee Jay. At the same time, the group signed with Bobby Robinson's Fury"
"1966. Though well known prior to signing with Motown, they achieved widespread success with the label with hits such as ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine"", ""Nitty Gritty"" and ""If I Were Your Woman"". However, the group would recall being treated like outsiders in the label. Lead singer Gladys Knight recalled on A&E's ""Biography"" that she and the group were regarded as a second-string act and that ""Diana (Ross) & The Supremes, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye were given all the hits, while we took the leftovers"". While on Motown, Knight & The Pips recorded for Soul Records, a label"
"now opening for top recording acts such as Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke. By 1959, Brunswick dropped the group and both Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest left the group to begin families. They were replaced by another cousin, Edward Patten, and a friend, Langston George. Patten and George were involved in another group before joining the Pips. In 1961, they recorded their version of Johnny Otis' ""Every Beat of My Heart"". Because the group was without a record label, a local Atlanta label, Huntom Records, pushed the single and got a distribution deal with Vee-Jay Records to release the single."
"line-up consisted of Gwenno Saunders and her sister Ani. Their album ""Earth vs. The Pipettes"" was released on 6 October 2010 in the UK. The female members are backed by an all-male band, The Cassettes, which at present includes Monster Bobby; the Falcone brothers, Jon and Seb; and Alex White. The Pipettes were formed in mid-2003 by singer-songwriter and promoter Monster Bobby with the intention of reviving the Phil Spector pop sound and giving it a modern twist, after noticing the reaction girl group songs got during his DJ sets. In collaboration with singer, poet, and photographer Julia Clark-Lowes, who"
"The Chips The Chips were a short-lived New York City doo-wop vocal group consisting of teenage friends Charles Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), Sammy Strain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). The group's first recording is their most enduring; ""Rubber Biscuit"" started life as Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of the Warwick School For Delinquent Teenagers while he was an intern there. When Josie Records heard the tune they signed the group and the record was issued in September 1956. Although it did not chart, ""Rubber Biscuit"" became an instant east coast radio favourite, and saw its"
"John Phillips (musician) John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and promoter, most notably of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Phillips was a member and leader of the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas. Phillips was born in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father, Claude Andrew Phillips, was a retired United States Marine Corps officer who won an Oklahoma bar from another Marine in a poker game on the way home from France after World War I. His mother, Edna Gertrude (née Gaines), who had English ancestry, met his"
"musical director. Eventually Gladys reunited with the Pips and signed with a local New York label, Maxx Records, that year. During that time, Newman served as the group's musical director. During this period, the group would be mentored by Maurice King and Cholly ""Pops"" Atkins; their association with King going back to the group's early years traveling to Detroit. The group recorded a third top 40 single with Van McCoy's ""Giving Up"". The group developed a reputation for exciting and polished live performances that enabled them to work even without the benefit of best-selling records. Choreographer Atkins designed ""fast-stepping"" dance"
"Knight & The Pips for their 1967 debut album of the same name, ""Maria (You Were The Only One)"", a hit for Michael Jackson and ""If You Let Me,"" a minor hit for Eddie Kendricks. In addition, he had recorded the first version of The Temptations hit ""Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"". He then left Motown, and recorded for the Polydor and Chess labels, where he recorded ""Tell Me What You Want."" In 1980, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees produced his album ""Sunrise"" and the hit single ""Hold On To My Love"", which reached #10 in the US and"
"with the hit ""Save The Overtime For Me"". The song, under the artistic direction of Leon Sylvers III (known for collaborating on Shalamar hits), was done in a soulful boogie style. The single was released from their LP ""Visions"" and reached number sixty-six on the Hot 100, but was more successful on the R&B where it hit number one for a single week in mid 1983. The single was the first time the group hit number one on the R&B chart since 1974. In 1987 Knight decided to pursue a solo career and she and the Pips recorded their final"
"a female singer, Joyce Peterson's younger sister Sylvia. The group then became Four Bees and a Gee (for four boys and a girl), and auditioned with several of Mack's songs for Richard Barrett at Gone Records. Barrett renamed the group the Tops, and recorded them on one of Mack's up-tempo songs, ""Puppy Love"" (not the song of the same name written by Paul Anka). The song was first issued in late 1958 on the V-Tone label, and then on several other labels credited to Little Jimmy Rivers and the Tops. In late 1961 it was re-promoted and reissued more successfully"
"the world, in honor of his mentor, missionary, and close family friend, the late Stewart Hay. In 2014 the charity became a non-profit corporation, with Pip as President. Pip is openly gay. Pip (musician) Pip (born ""Phillip Andrew Arnold"" on April 26, 1992 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American funk-pop artist who participated in season 2 of ""The Voice"" as part of Team Adam Levine. During his childhood, Pip was interested in music, reading, lacrosse, and Boy Scouts of America, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in 2009. Pip's musical aspirations were fostered by his older sister who holds a"
"their next album, ""Public Flipper Limited"". To tour ""Album"" in 1986, Lydon recruited former Magazine and Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist John McGeoch, world music multi-instrumentalist (and former Damned guitarist) Lu Edmunds, bass guitarist Allan Dias, and former The Pop Group and The Slits drummer Bruce Smith. (Dias had previously played with David Lloyd and Andrew Edge in Uropa Lula). As the years went on, PiL's line-up grew steadier as the sound of the albums drifted toward dance culture and drum-oriented pop music. Edmunds left due to tinnitus in 1988, and Smith left in 1990. McGeoch and Dias were members"
"Peet Coombes Peter George ""Peet"" Coombes (1952–1997) was a British guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He was the lead singer and primary songwriter of the group The Tourists, the first charting band to feature guitarist Dave Stewart and singer Annie Lennox, later to gain greater fame as the duo Eurythmics. Coombes was born in Bradford, England, but spent most of his early life in Sunderland, where he met Dave Stewart. Stewart introduced Coombes to Annie Lennox, whom he had met when she was working in a London restaurant. In 1976 the three formed a post-disco band called The Catch, which released"
"LP together, ""All Our Love"" (1987), for MCA Records. Its infectious lead single, ""Love Overboard"", was a #1 R&B hit and won another Grammy for the act as well. After a successful 1988 tour, the Pips retired and Knight began her solo career. Gladys Knight & the Pips were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. While still with the Pips, Gladys joined with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, ""That's What Friends Are For"", a triple #1 mega-hit,"
"'n' Roll Hall of Fame on January 12, 1998, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000. John Phillips (musician) John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and promoter, most notably of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Phillips was a member and leader of the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas. Phillips was born in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father, Claude Andrew Phillips, was a retired United States Marine Corps officer who won an Oklahoma bar from another Marine in a poker game on the way home"
"Edward Patten Edward Roy ""Eddie"" Patten (August 27, 1939February 25, 2005) was an Atlanta, Georgia-born R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. He was lead singer Gladys Knight's cousin. Along with the group, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Edward was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Thomas S. Patten and Wilhemina (nee Maxwell). His father was a local musician, singer and a child prodigy on the piano. Edward grew up singing in the church and with local ""doo wop"" groups in Atlanta. While still a teenager, he"
"the 1950s featured Stordahl's orchestra as backing group. Louanne Hogan, who was the dubbed singing voice behind several movie stars, was briefly a member of The Pied Pipers in 1951. Lee Gotch, who had sung in the 1940's with the swing group Six Hits and a Miss, joined the Pied Pipers from 1954 to 1967, during which time he recorded an LP by Lee Gotch's Ivy Barflies . The Pied Pipers sang on a few tracks of Frank Sinatra's 1950's studio albums, backed up Sam Cooke on his #1 hit, ""You Send Me"", and made a guest appearance on I"
"recorded a cover of ""Rubber Biscuit"" on the album ""Briefcase Full of Blues""; this version was released as a single that peaked at #37 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. More recently it has been used as the theme music to the BBC television show ""Jimmy's Food Factory"". The Chips The Chips were a short-lived New York City doo-wop vocal group consisting of teenage friends Charles Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), Sammy Strain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). The group's first recording is their most enduring; ""Rubber Biscuit"" started life as Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of"
"did with Dorsey. They returned to Los Angeles and signed with Capitol Records, where Paul Weston was now working, and he became the arranger and orchestra leader for most of the Pipers' recordings. Huddleston left to join the war effort (also about that time, he was divorced from Jo Stafford), and Hal Hopper rejoined the group to replace him. The group also backed Johnny Mercer on a number of sides. And in 1944 Jo Stafford had a hit on her own, ahead of the Pipers, and after a couple more hits, she left for good to pursue a solo career."
"Kip Tyler Kip Tyler (May 31, 1929 - September 23, 1996) was an American rock and roll singer and bongo player. Elwood Westertson Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois. Lead singer of Sleepwalkers during his time at Union High School and later teamed up with rival musicians from Fairfax High School to form the early version of Kip Tyler and the Flips. In early, 1957, Kip caught the attention of arranger Joesph Gershenson who hired him to work on a project connected to the movie ""Rock, Pretty Baby"". Stemming from the success of movie, Tyler took on the name of"
"Danny Rapp Daniel Earl Rapp (May 9, 1941 – April 3, 1983) was an American musician and the frontman for the group Danny & the Juniors. The group is best known for their 1958 hit ""At the Hop"". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a large Irish American family, the youngest of seven siblings. Although his birth certificate states his date of birth was May 10, he was in fact born at home on May 9 and registered the following day. Rapp's musical career began in 1955 with the formation of his group The Juvenairs, which later became known"
"The Pipkins The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo, best known for their hit single ""Gimme Dat Ding"" (written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood), which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Charts, No. 7 in Canada (RPM Top Singles), and No. 9 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in 1970. They were Roger Greenaway, best known as a member of several songwriting teams, and Tony Burrows, a singer who had fronted several groups (often simultaneously) such as Edison Lighthouse, The Flower Pot Men, White Plains, The First Class and Brotherhood of Man. The Pipkins also released two"
"The Picks The Picks is an American vocal Quartet that backed Buddy Holly and the Crickets' band on nine of the first twelve Crickets releases on Brunswick in 1957, as well as backing Buddy Holly solos for group sounds. The original members were John Pickering (lead), Bill Pickering (tenor), and Bob Lapham (baritone). In 1940, as young members of the Pickering Family Quartet (Mom, Pop, Billy and Johnny), who were singing daily on KICA, Clovis, New Mexico, the two brothers first met Norman Petty and Violet Ann Brady (later, Vi Petty). At the time, Johnny was seven and Billy and"
"Michelle Phillips Michelle Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam; June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet The Mamas & the Papas in the mid-1960s. She later established a successful career as an actress in film and television in the 1970s. A native of Long Beach, California, she spent her early life in Los Angeles and Mexico City, raised by her widowed father. While working as a model in San Francisco, she met and married John Phillips in 1962, and went on to co-found the vocal group the"
"Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band is a London-based indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Keith Top of the Pops. The band was formed at an Art Brut gig in New York City in 2006, after a support band dropped out, and Keith, who had produced Art Brut's first two singles, played some of his songs with members of Art Brut. The band has subsequently featured a rotating line-up of musicians, with two rules, of avoiding soundchecks and"